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In yet another blow to the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Kashmir valley, the party office bearers resigned 'enmasse' and dissolved the party in support of the resignation of senior leader Abdul Rashid Kabuli from its state unit vice-presidentship.
The executive body, district office-bearers and workers met at the Barzulla office of the Kashmir unit of BJP and passed a resolution to this effect, a release issued by the party's Kashmir unit said.
The resolution announcing the resignation of the Kashmir unit of BJP 'enmass' and dissolution of the unit was moved by convenor, Ghulam Qadir, while labour leader Harbinder Singh seconded it, the release said.
They termed the resignation of Kabuli from the party as 'timely' and appreciated his action and expressed full confidence in Kabuli's leadership.
Another resolution passed at the meeting expressed concern over the loss of life and property in the communal riots in Gujarat and other parts of the country and urged the Centre to dismiss the Narinder Modi government for its alleged failure to stop communal riots and hindering investigations carried out by National Human Rights Commission there.
They also held the Centre responsible for the alleged 'step motherly treatment' meted out to Jammu and Kashmir in terms of economic package and on political issues and demanded redressal of the grievances.
The meeting also lodged strong protest against the remarks of Bajrang Dal founder and BJP MP Vinay Katiyar against the Hazratbal Shrine.
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